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The Best Episodes of Tales of the Gold Monkey

Every episode of Tales of the Gold Monkey ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Tales of the Gold Monkey!

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In a backwater corner of the South Pacific in 1938, a young American adventurer and his ragtag group of friends become involved in death-defying hi-jinx, transporting people-on-the-run in a well-worn Grumman Goose seaplane.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 1 - Tales of the Gold Monkey (1)
    7.8/10(299 votes)

    #1 - Tales of the Gold Monkey (1)

    S1:E1

    Freelance pilot Jake Cutter and his mechanic Corky become involved with Nazis and American Sarah Stickney White while searching the south Pacific for a mythical gold monkey.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Donald P. Bellisario

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  2. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 22 - Mourning Becomes Matuka
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    #2 - Mourning Becomes Matuka

    S1:E22

    Princess Kogi hires Jake as a bodyguard after an attempt on her life during a birthday celebration.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jay Huguely

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  3. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 11 - The Late Sarah White
    7.7/10(50 votes)

    #3 - The Late Sarah White

    S1:E11

    Jake and Corky fly to the Philippines to explore the reports of Sarah's death while on a mission involving MacArthur.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff

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  4. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 18 - Last Chance Louie
    7.5/10(51 votes)

    #4 - Last Chance Louie

    S1:E18

    Louie is sentenced to the guillotine for murder, and his only defense is an old story he doesn't want to get out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 21 - A Distant Shout of Thunder
    7.5/10(48 votes)

    #5 - A Distant Shout of Thunder

    S1:E21

    Sarah is used as a scapegoat by an island revolutionary who accuses her of removing a sacred statue from a cemetery on the island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 2 - Tales of the Gold Monkey (2)
    7.4/10(87 votes)

    #6 - Tales of the Gold Monkey (2)

    S1:E2

    Freelance pilot Jake Cutter and his mechanic Corky become involved with Nazis and American Sarah Stickney White while searching the south Pacific for a mythical gold monkey.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Donald P. Bellisario

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  7. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 15 - High Stakes Lady
    7.4/10(48 votes)

    #7 - High Stakes Lady

    S1:E15

    Jake acts as a bodyguard to a lady gambler during a high stakes poker game.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 19 - Naka Jima Kill
    7.4/10(47 votes)

    #8 - Naka Jima Kill

    S1:E19

    An ambitious newswoman tricks Jake into flying her to Princess Kogi's island for an interview with the Japanese defense minister, a recent target for assassination.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Andrew Schneider

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  9. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 16 - Force of Habit
    7.3/10(48 votes)

    #9 - Force of Habit

    S1:E16

    An old friend of Jake's turns up on Tagataya looking for help with a mission of mercy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 5 - Legends Are Forever
    7.2/10(63 votes)

    #10 - Legends Are Forever

    S1:E5

    A former Flying Tiger asks Jake's help in finding the fabled lost treasure of King Solomon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 14 - God Save the Queen
    7.1/10(48 votes)

    #11 - God Save the Queen

    S1:E14

    Jake helps foil an attempt to hijack an ocean liner carrying the Duke of Windsor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 20 - Boragora or Bust
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    #12 - Boragora or Bust

    S1:E20

    Jake's prospector buddy stands to lose his platinum strike to an unscrupulous businessman from the States.

    Director:Ivan Dixon
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 3 - Shanghaied
    7.0/10(74 votes)

    #13 - Shanghaied

    S1:E3

    Corky is kidnapped by Princess Kogi's half brother to repair the engines of his slave ship.

    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 7 - Trunk From the Past
    7.0/10(55 votes)

    #14 - Trunk From the Past

    S1:E7

    Sarah receives a mysterious trunk from her late father and it leads her to a lost civilization.

    Director:Christian I. Nyby II
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 9 - Honor Thy Brother
    7.0/10(55 votes)

    #15 - Honor Thy Brother

    S1:E9

    Jake is followed by the brother of a Japanese pilot he shot down while he was still a Flying Tiger in China, and Corky struggles to avoid a prearranged marriage.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 6 - Escape From Death Island
    6.9/10(59 votes)

    #16 - Escape From Death Island

    S1:E6

    Jake and Corky are imprisoned on an island penal colony when they try to free the son of an Englishman.

    Director:James Frawley
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 8 - Once a Tiger...
    6.9/10(55 votes)

    #17 - Once a Tiger...

    S1:E8

    Jake leads the search for a downed plane flown by a former Flying Tiger transporting a prototype gunsight of interest to the Japanese.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 17 - Cooked Goose
    6.9/10(47 votes)

    #18 - Cooked Goose

    S1:E17

    A Clipper pilot is beaten and his bride apparently kidnapped by Princess Kogi and held for ransom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jay Huguely

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  19. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 4 - Black Pearl
    6.8/10(72 votes)

    #19 - Black Pearl

    S1:E4

    Jake, posing as a defecting U.S. scientist, and Sarah search for an experimental German bomb and a famed black pearl.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Paul Savage

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  20. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 12 - The Sultan of Swat
    6.8/10(50 votes)

    #20 - The Sultan of Swat

    S1:E12

    Jake tries to help a former baseball hero who is accused of murdering a local girl on Boragora.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 10 - The Lady and the Tiger
    6.4/10(53 votes)

    #21 - The Lady and the Tiger

    S1:E10

    Jake is shot down and rescued by an Amish widow and her son, who hide him from the Japanese occupying their island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Tales of the Gold Monkey Season 1 Episode 13 - Ape Boy
    6.4/10(52 votes)

    #22 - Ape Boy

    S1:E13

    Jake and Sarah help an abandoned boy found living among the apes on an isolated island.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Andrew Schneider

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Best Episodes Summary

"Tales of the Gold Monkey (1)" is the best rated episode of "Tales of the Gold Monkey". It scored 7.8/10 based on 299 votes. Directed by Ray Austin and written by Donald P. Bellisario, it aired on 9/22/1982. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mourning Becomes Matuka".